The man who owns the well in which a woman's body was found had a bond hearing Monday morning.

Perry Thomas Pruitt, 54, is charged with unauthorized removal of a dead body, according to Anderson County deputies.

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WYFF News 4's Aly Myles was at the bond hearing.

She said Pruitt's bond was set at $50,000.

He faces a fine of $500 to $1000 and/or 60 days in jail.

The Anderson County Coroner's Office said Patricia Ann Freeman's body was found Saturday off Boseman Road in Anderson.

Anderson County deputies said Freeman, 59, had been reported missing on Feb. 6, but her brother told investigators he had not seen her since September 2014.

The coroner's office said Freeman died in September from a broken neck.

The autopsy was not able to determine if the fatal injury happened before the fall or because of the fall.

Deputies said Pruitt is the registered owner of the property and the well in which Freeman’s body was found. Deputies say they believe Pruitt moved the body and placed it in the well, returned the cover back over the well and locked the well house.

Investigators said Pruitt had sole control of the well.

Pruitt told the judge Monday that he and Freeman dated off and on.

John Freeman, Patricia's little brother, spoke in court on Monday.

He said Patricia helped raise him, taught him to always open door for dates.

John described Patricia as a flower: perky and vibrant.

"Imagine your sister with the warm smile and infectious laugh, being thrown away like a piece of trash into a 40 foot well," John Freeman said. "For weeks now, my sister has been in my ear, and she’s been urging me to ask questions and to help find her killer."

Debra Eastrich, Patricia's little sister, said Pruitt was very close with the family and Patricia would often spend two to three months with him without them seeing her. Eastrich said that is why the family waited so long to file the police report.

"I forgive [Pruitt] because I have to forgive him in order for me to be forgiven. I just want justice to be done," Eastrich said.